Archive for October, 2012

Happy Halloween! Watch out for ghosts, goblins, witches, pirates, and split pelvis’? This morning I found myself back in physical therapy, with the same wonderful therapist that helped me through all of my incontinence issues and sacroiliac pain post delivery of my now 4 1/2 year old daughter. I found myself sitting in the same chairs, in the same office, waiting for an explanation and hoping for relief from the near constant pain radiating from my pelvis and down my legs. It didn’t take long to get the diagnosis, symphysis pubic dysfunction. Or, in layman’s terms, a pelvis that feels split in the middle resulting in feelings of constant pressure and pain radiating down the legs and around the groin area. Once again, a diagnosis of something that very few people talk about, which causes potential delays in diagnosis and treatment. Luckily, I have only been experiencing symptoms for about a week. However, when I originally went to my OBGYN’s office, the mistaken diagnosis of round ligament pain was the only explanation. It was not until I pushed for more answers that symphysis pubic dysfunction, SPD, came out as the “official” diagnosis by way of my physical therapist. My message, as always, if something does not feel right, don’t settle. Keep pushing for the right diagnosis, so that you can be on the way to more effective treatment and recovery. SPD is something that won’t go away until (hopefully) post delivery and post breastfeeding. However, it is something that can be managed with less pain than if left untreated. For now, I will leave you in the spirit of the day of Halloween and say BOO (hoo)!